Lane Memorial Library, serving an area of 14,700 residents in
Rockingham County, has a collection of 60,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 5,000 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,400 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public.
Staffing consists of 10 employees, of whom 4 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $100,000. Patrons make 84,000 visits annually, and check out materials 168,000 times. Forty-six percent of all check-outs are children's materials.